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Saturday, November 13, 2010

Mullen Makes Military's Case for START Ratification

By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 12, 2010 - The chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff today delivered the military argument for Senate
ratification of the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty and talked about
the future of deterrence.
Speaking at Stanford University's Hoover Institution, Navy
Adm. Mike Mullen said "the stars may have aligned" to pass the new START
pact the United States negotiated with Russia.
"Deterrence today is tougher and more complex. More than
one nation can now reach out and touch us with nuclear missiles," Mullen
said to a star-studded audience that included former secretaries of
state George Shultz, Condoleezza Rice and Henry Kissinger, and former
Defense Secretary William J. Perry. "Americans are potential targets of
terrorism wherever they travel, and regional instability in several
places around the globe could easily erupt into large-scale conflict.
"Yet, we have done precious little spadework to advance the
theory of deterrence," he continued, noting the lack of serious
discussion on deterrence since the end of the Cold War. "It is as if we
all breathed a collective sigh of relief when the Soviet Union collapsed
and said to ourselves, 'Well, I guess we don't need to worry about that
anymore.' We were wrong. The demands of deterrence evolve."
The new treaty will help with the discussion, Mullen said, and the time is right. The stars are aligning for passage, he added.
"A flood of Soviet troops into Afghanistan dissolved
support for SALT II in the United States, whereas the fall of the Berlin
Wall and later the Soviet Union may well have hastened the signing and
ratification of START," Mullen said. "Today, we lack a similar treaty
with Russia. In fact, we haven't had one for almost a year now. But the
arms buildup in the aftermath of SALT II's disintegration highlights the
necessity for some sort of understanding, some sort of verifiable
reduction
and monitoring regime."
It is in the interest of both the United States and Russia
to ratify this treaty, the chairman told the audience. From the military
aspect, the new START treaty "allows us to retain a strong and flexible
American nuclear deterrent," Mullen said.
"It strengthens openness and transparency in our relationship with Russia," he added.
The treaty also demonstrates America's commitment to
nuclear arms reductions, Mullen said. "I am convinced that New START -
permitting us as it does 1,550 aggregate warheads and the freedom to
create our own force posture within that limit – leaves us with more
than enough nuclear deterrent capability for the world we live in," he
explained.
Mullen said he's convinced the treaty preserves the nuclear
triad and retains U.S. flexibility to continue deploying conventional
global strike capabilities.
"I am also convinced that the verification regime is as
stringent as it is transparent, and borne of more than 15 years of
lessons learned under the original START treaty," he said.
The new treaty provides for 18 inspections annually, and
for sharing data concerning the numbers, locations and technical
characteristics of systems subject to the treaty, the admiral noted.
"In other words, we'll know a lot more about Russian
systems and intentions than we do right now," he said. "And as I have
said many times, in many different contexts, in this fast-paced, flatter
world of ours, information, and the trust it engenders, is every bit as
much a deterrent as any weapon we deploy."
Because he worries about "what I don't know and what I can't see," Mullen said, the treaty's inspection provisions are critical.
"So, I believe, and the rest of the military leadership in
this country believes, that this treaty is essential to our future
security," said the chairman told the audience. "I believe it enhances
and ensures that security. And I hope the Senate will ratify it
quickly."

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